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jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 04/07/2013 10:04 pm I was just thinking, is there a practical reason why coins have dates on them? Report this Post to the Staff

basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 04/07/2013 10:37 pm Practically speaking its great for collectors and the mints do have an interest in having people collect their coins. Not only does it drive collector coin sales but they make money on some of them so if someone puts a quarter in an album theyre more than happy to make a replacement Report this Post to the Staff
denco7 Pillar of the Community United States 2543 Posts	Posted 04/07/2013 10:41 pm To fill the date holes in Dansco Albums ? Tradition, to help control mintages, removing older issues, among a few reasons https://goccf.com/t/83595 Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 04/07/2013 11:02 pm There are a couple of decent threads here on this topic. Saps comments are always worth a read. https://goccf.com/t/90123 https://goccf.com/t/83595 Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/08/2013 11:34 am Without dates on coins: No reason for most coin books. No reason for Coin Albums and Folders. No reason for people to wait for a new coin to come out. No reason for many coin forums and web sites. Nothing to put in that space on coins. I've sort of wondered waht if the auto industry stopped dating when a car was made. Edited by just carl 04/08/2013 11:35 am Report this Post to the Staff
Demarco Bishopp Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 548 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 10:04 am Control of the money supply, I suppose. Recently some British coins started being minted cupro-nickel plated steel instead of just cupro-nickel. These new coins are slightly thicker to ensure they're still the same weight but the difference is subtle. It's much easier to just check the date and then remove the ones minted before a certain year. Report this Post to the Staff
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